United States of America 美利坚合众国
Road to Independence—the United State of America
The United States of America is a nation forged in the fires of revolution and rebellion against a British monarch seen as distant, foreign and tyrannical.
After the French and Indian s, the British government took an entirely unreasonable line: the American colonists should pay taxes to contribute to the navy and army that helped defend them. After all, those colonial fellows enjoyed the benefits of peace, protected by Britain’s expensive soldiers and sailors. The colonists had other views. The British responded with political stupidity and military ineptitude.
Aided, once they had rebelled, by the French Bourbons (who, for reasons of their own, had every wish to see Britain pre-occupied with war and then humiliated by seditious rebels), the Americans faced down Britain. The struggle split counties,cities, towns, even families, but it united the nation.
In its wake, the revolution left a new kind of nation, a republic where men choose their own destinies, and are not subject to the whims of kings. This spirit of independence is a source of strength: it isan idea worth defending! It is also a source of weakness, for Americans cherish their right to do as they think best. This is not necessarily a good thing in an army.
America now has a future of boundless possibilities. A continent stretches away to the West,and no one is entirely sure what is to be found there. The Atlantics well washes against the eastern seaboard, and beckons American seamen onwards:trade and adventure lie that way too. There may still be scores to settle with the British in Canada, or ambitious nations from Europe to discourage. There is muc hto do, if this newest and boldest of nations is to survive and prosper!
Episode 1
In April 1607, three Virginia Company ships sailed into Chesapeake Bay under the command of Captain Christopher Newport. They made landfall on the southernmost peninsula inthe bay, naming it Cape Henry in honor of the Princeof Wales. Life for the early settlers was far from easy, even though they ruled themselves.
Newport returned to Englandfor supplies, leaving Captain John Smith, an acquitted mutineer, in charge. With limited food supplies, the constant presence of disease, and the danger of attack by the native tribes, many of the settlers perished within a few months of reaching the New World.
If this new community is to flourish they will need food, in the shape of farms and fisheries. A cash crop like tobacco will prove the financial viability of the colony to those back home in England and much-needed income for the settlers. Complacency, however, is dangerous. The native tribes remain a threat.
Episode 2
The French and Indian Wars began as the result of British and French rivalries in North America,and were part of a larger, globe-spanning conflict between the two nations. In 1754 both countries wanted control of the Ohio Valley, an uncharted but potentially valuable area. Each built a chain of forts into the valley to stake their claims,and conflict was inevitable, as struggles between native tribes were used to foment further trouble.
The war was a tough experience for the British.Both sides quickly realized that alliances with local tribes would be an asset.The French were better at using the North American terrain to their advantage, andearly clashes saw heavy British losses. However, it was during this conflict that a young officer called George Washington began his military career.
To secure America, the British must remove the French threat. Take control of the Ohio Valley. Fort Niagara must be in British hands if an attack on the southern fort of Louisburg is to succeed, and allow a campaign northwards to Quebec and Montréal.
Episode 3
In 1775 a storm is brewing in America. Following the end of the Frenchand Indian Wars, many people in the Thirteen Colonies are increasingly incensedby the British. Laws and new taxes are being imposed from London, and seditious talk of revolution is no longer a whisper.
Discontent is widespread, but it is not until a morning in April, 1775 that talk becomes warfare. In Lexington, a group of British soldiers open fireon local militiamen. This skirmish, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, saw the first shotsfired in a conflict that would split families, divide friends, and tear apart an empire.
And so the fight for America’s freedom has truly begun. Until the British are removed from the Thirteen Colonies Americans shall never be truly free. If the British Army is to be driven out, the Americans will need help. Allying yourself with the enemies of the British could provide the experienced troops requiredto remove them from America once and for all.
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